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US-led coalition negotiating Al-Hol camp handover, Syrian sources say
Jan 20 (Reuters) – The U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State was negotiating a handover of the Al-Hol camp, which houses IS-linked civilians, to Syrian authorities, three Syrian sources familiar […]
US Treasury Secretary Bessent brushes off ‘hysteria’ over Greenland
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 20 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expressed confidence on Tuesday that the United States and European countries will find a solution over the U.S. administration’s […]
ASEAN will not certify Myanmar election or send observers, Malaysia says
The 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations will not send observers to army-ruled Myanmar’s ongoing three-stage election and will therefore not endorse the poll, Malaysia’s foreign minister said on Tuesday. […]
UN rights council to hold emergency session on Iran, document shows
GENEVA, Jan 20 (Reuters) – The U.N. Human Rights Council will hold an emergency session on Iran on Friday, with proponents aiming to discuss “alarming violence” used against protesters, a […]
Zelenskiy has not decided yet on Davos visit, official says
KYIV, Jan 20 (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has not decided yet on travelling to Davos as the U.S. has not made clear if a substantive meeting with President Donald […]
UK and US can work through differences, says House Speaker Johnson
LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday said he was confident that Britain and the United States maintain their so-called ‘special relationship’ and […]
UN chief Guterres cancels Davos trip due to bad cold, spokesperson says
GENEVA, Jan 20 (Reuters) – The U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has cancelled his plans to attend the Davos meeting in Switzerland where he was due to deliver a special address, […]
Spain deploys heavy machinery to find missing bodies among train crash wreckage
ADAMUZ, Spain, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Emergency services in Spain used cranes on Tuesday to gain access to the worst-hit carriages in a high-speed train crash as they sought to […]
Russia says Moldova’s plans to merge with Romania would destroy its statehood
MOSCOW, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that plans floated by Moldova’s president to hold a referendum on reunification with Romania would be destructive […]
Russia jails U.S. citizen for five years after he carried rifle on yacht
MOSCOW, Jan 20 (Reuters) – A Russian court sentenced a U.S. citizen to five years in jail for crossing the border with a weapon when he sailed from the United […]